Chapter XIII
"But I am not suffering!" he protested. "I ought to have expected this. I was expecting it. I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power. A voice said to me, 'Go, go.
Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story
Chapter XIII
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"But
I
am
not
suffering!"
he
protested.
"I
ought
to
have
expected
this.
I
was
expecting
it.
I
felt
myself
forced
to
come
here
by
a
mysterious
power.
A
voice
said
to
me,
'Go,
go.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But
I
am
not
suffering!"
he
protested.
Line 2
"I
ought
to
have
expected
this.
Line 3
I
was
expecting
it.
/aɪ wɑːz ɪkˈspektɪŋ ɪt/
Line 4
I
felt
myself
forced
to
come
here
by
a
mysterious
power.
Line 5
A
voice
said
to
me,
'Go,
go.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.”
Expecting
verb
US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “I was expecting it.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I ought to have expected this.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.”
Mysterious
adjective
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I ought to have expected this.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
expected
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From this reading "I ought to have expected this.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I was expecting it.
felt
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From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
forced
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From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
Go
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From this reading A voice said to me, 'Go, go.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I ought to have expected this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was expecting it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A voice said to me, 'Go, go.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to have expected this.
power
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From this reading I felt myself forced to come here by a mysterious power.
protested
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From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
said
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From this reading A voice said to me, 'Go, go.
suffering
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From this reading "But I am not suffering!" he protested.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I ought to have expected this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ought to have expected this.
voice
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From this reading A voice said to me, 'Go, go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was expecting it.